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Depp sinks her teeth into an Oscar

The 97th Academy Awards airs tomorrow, March 2, at 7PM Eastern on ABC and Hulu. This is the second year in a row they've gone with the earlier time slot. Official red carpet starts on that network at 6:30PM. E! will start coverage at 2PM. I'm a bit disappointed ABC isn't doing its coverage earlier in the day like they've done for the past half decade or so. That usually had a lot of archival footage and getting-to-know-the-nominees clips. 

Conan O'Brien will make his debut as host for this ceremony. He's long been someone many, including myself, have wanted to get the masters or ceremony gig.

Presenters will include Joe Alwyn, Dave Bautista, Halle Berry, Sterling K. Brown, Penélope Cruz, Miley Cyrus, Willem Dafoe, Ana de Armas, Lily-Rose Depp, Robert Downey Jr, Elle Fanning, Gal Gadot, Andrew Garfield, Whoopi Goldberg, Selena Gomez, Mark Hamill, Goldie Hawn, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, John Lithgow, Cillian Murphy, Connie Nielsen, Amy Poehler, Margaret Qualley, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Alba Rohrwacher, Zoe Saldaña, June Squibb, Ben Stiller, Emma Stone, Miles Teller, Oprah Winfrey, Bowen Yang, and Rachel Zegler. The producers of the show have promised a few surprise guests, as well. 

Goldie and Andrew get ready for some banter

Oprah and Whoopi. Last names not required. 

June and Scarlett plug their upcoming film

The Original Song nominees will not be performed on the telecast. Instead, it's rumored we will see performances that will honor the City of Los Angeles, the late Quincy Jones, a Bond musical tribute, and a medley of Wicked numbers. Performers include Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande; Doja Cat, Lisa of Blackpink, and Raye; and Queen Latifah. 

I felt that the past two ceremonies were quite good, and hopefully this keeps the trend going. 

Enjoy the show!